Flex Open Source

http://opensource.adobe.com/svn/opensource/flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/

Tomcat LDAP authentication

1. allow SSL connections, adding the LDAP server root certificate to the cacerts
   file of the Tomcat JRE. It can be found in your $JAVA_HOME/lib/security directory.
   Use the java keytool command to add the certs:
  
   List the existing certificates:
   keytool -list -v -keystore cacert
  
   Import certificate:
   keytool -importcert -alias HELLO -file <path>/trustedrootcert.cer -keystore <path>/lib/security/cacerts
   Password is: changeit 

2. verify the configuration in <CATALINA_BASE>/conf/Catalina/localhost/<webapp>.xml:

    <Realm className="org.apache.catalina.realm.JNDIRealm"

        connectionURL="ldaps://ldap.company.org:636"
        connectionName="cn=user,ou=serviceusers,ou=services,o=ORG"
        connectionPassword="pwd"
       
        userBase="o=ORG"
        userSubtree="true"
        userSearch="(cn={0})"

        roleBase="ou=Functions,ou=GROUPS,o=ORG"
        roleName="cn"
        roleSearch="(member={0})"
    />

3. verify the configuration in web.xml:

    <security-constraint>
        <display-name>LDAP security constraint</display-name>
        <web-resource-collection>
            <web-resource-name>Protected Area</web-resource-name>
            <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
        </web-resource-collection>
        <auth-constraint>
            <role-name>MyRequiredGroup</role-name>
        </auth-constraint>
    </security-constraint>

    <login-config>
        <auth-method>BASIC</auth-method>
        <realm-name>Tomcat auth</realm-name>
    </login-config>

    <security-role>
        <role-name>MyRequiredGroup</role-name>
    </security-role>

Apache LDAP Authentication

<IfModule !mod_auth_ldap.c>
  LoadModule auth_ldap_module modules/auth_ldap.so
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_auth_ldap.c>
  LDAPSharedCacheFile logs/ldap_cache
</IfModule>

<Directory /caps/wwwstatus/>

        AuthName "My Restricted Area"
        AuthType Basic

        # AuthLDAPURL should point to your ldap server
        AuthLDAPURL ldap://localhost:389/o=ORG?cn

        # LDAP Login
        AuthLDAPBindDN cn=auser,ou=serviceusers,ou=services,o=ORG
        AuthLDAPBindPassword pwd

        # AuthLDAPGroupAttribute memberUid
        AuthLDAPGroupAttributeIsDN on
        require group cn=GROUP,ou=GROUPS,o=ORG
</Directory>

<Directory /caps/wwwstatus/data/>
        # Allow access to Javadoc without authentication - needed to link when generating javadoc
        Satisfy Any
        Allow from all
</Directory>

Remove GIF background with Photoshop

• Convert the GIF file from indexed to RGB: Image > Mode > RGB
• Remove the background with the magic wand tool, clicking on the background
• Invert your selection: Select > invert
• In the Layer window double click your Background Layer. It will convert it in a layer (the name will not be in italics anymore)
• At the bottom of the Layer window there is an icon for creating a new mask. Click on it and your selection should be converted into a mask, letting the background transparent for your logo. The transparent background in photoshop is represented with little grey squares
• Save it as a PSD file
• Save it as GIF file

Force logging programmatically

Logger.getLogger("some.package.and.class").setLevel(Level.FINEST);
Logger.getLogger("").getHandlers()[0].setLevel(Level.ALL);

Flex Builder - WTP Project Integration

+ Install Flash Player Debug (Firefox, IE and SA)
+ Copy ROOT
+ Add manager.xml:

<Context docBase="${catalina.home}/webapps/manager" antiResourceLocking="false" privileged="true"/>

+ Configure logging (instead of JDK)

+ Create a Java project and Add Flex project type or edit ".flexProperties":

   serverContextRoot, serverRoot and serverRootURL

   and save, refresh and recompile the project

Tomcat in Eclipse

Default server settings
+ check "Publish module contexts to separate XML file"
+ copy ROOT to wtpwebapps

Hibernate jars

http://www.hibernate-training-guide.com/installation.html

Blaze DS Site

http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/blazeds/BlazeDS